Patents by Inventor Paul Ransom
Paul Ransom has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20250075144Abstract: The present disclosure relates to heavy duty crankcase lubricating oil compositions achieving high piston cleanliness of steel piston pursuant to the OM471 piston cleanliness test using a detergent system of sulfonate soap and dispersant system of one or more polyisobutylene succinimide dispersants to the lubricating oil composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: Dominic Myers, Nicholas Giles, Peter Carress, Guillaume Carpentier, Paul Ransom, Leah Donham
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Publication number: 20240360376Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lubricating compositions achieving piston cleanliness pursuant to CEC L-117-20 (VW TDi3) that fail to achieve desired piston cleanliness pursuant to CEC L-078-99 (VW TDi2).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Paul Ransom, Jason Bell, Samuel Bruce Field, Guillaume Carpentier
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Publication number: 20240352376Abstract: The present disclosure relates to engine lubricating oil compositions and methods of lubricating a diesel internal combustion engine effective to achieve robust performance in both durability (i.e., piston cleanliness) and improved fuel economy. In one aspect, the engine lubricating oil compositions herein have a composition effective to achieve passing piston cleanliness pursuant to CEC L-117-20 (i.e., the VW TDi3 test) and to achieve a positive fuel economy increase as measured pursuant to JASO M 366, and preferably a fuel economy improvement as measured pursuant to JASO M 366 of at least about 0.5 percent. The engine lubricating oil compositions herein may have a viscosity grade of 0W-8, 0W-12, 0W16, and/or 0W-20.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Paul Ransom, Ian Bell, Samuel Bruce Field
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Patent number: 11970671Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lubricating compositions having a stable viscosity upon oxidization through select amounts and relationships of detergent metals and soap contents.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: Paul Ransom, Latifa Hamdani
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Publication number: 20240059999Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lubricating compositions achieving piston cleanliness pursuant to CEC L-117-20 (VW TDi3) that fail to achieve desired piston cleanliness pursuant to CEC L-078-99 (VW TDi2).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Paul Ransom, Jason Bell, Sam Field, Guillaume Carpentier
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Publication number: 20240043769Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lubricating compositions having a stable viscosity upon oxidization through select amounts and relationships of detergent metals and soap contents.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2022Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Paul Ransom, Latifa Hamdani
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Patent number: 11753599Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for improving phosphorus retention and improving antiwear performance in an internal combustion engine of a hybrid vehicle, comprising lubricating the internal combustion engine of the hybrid vehicle with a lubricating oil composition comprising: greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity; and an amount of one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) sufficient to provide: from about 100 ppmw phosphorus to about 1000 ppmw phosphorus, based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition; and from about 10 ppmw zinc to about 1200 ppmw zinc, based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Huifang Shao, Mark Devlin, Paul Ransom, Guillaume Carpentier
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Publication number: 20220389345Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for improving phosphorus retention and improving antiwear performance in an internal combustion engine of a hybrid vehicle, comprising lubricating the internal combustion engine of the hybrid vehicle with a lubricating oil composition comprising: greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity; and an amount of one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) sufficient to provide: from about 100 ppmw phosphorus to about 1000 ppmw phosphorus, based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition; and from about 10 ppmw zinc to about 1200 ppmw zinc, based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Huifang Shao, Mark Devlin, Paul Ransom, Guillaume Carpentier
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Patent number: 11459521Abstract: A lubricant composition having greater than 50 percent by weight of a base oil, a dispersant composition comprising: i) a first dispersant comprising one or more reaction products of at least one polyisobutenyl succinic acid or anhydride having a polyisobutenyl group with a number average molecular weight that is less than or equal to 1300, and at least one polyamine; and ii) a second dispersant comprising one or more reaction products of at least one polyisobutenyl succinic acid or anhydride having a polyisobutenyl group with a number average molecular weight greater than 1300, and at least one polyamine; and at least one ashless antioxidant; and wherein a weight ratio of the second dispersant to the dispersant composition is 0.66:1 to 1:1 or a ratio of the weight percentages of nitrogen contributed by the second dispersant to nitrogen of the dispersant composition is 0.62:1 to 1:1.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: AFTON CHEMICAL COPORATIONInventor: Paul Ransom
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Publication number: 20200277541Abstract: A lubricating oil composition and method of lubricating an engine equipped with a diesel particulate filter using the lubricating oil composition. The lubricating oil composition may contain greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity, an amount of one or more calcium-containing detergents to provide less than 1700 ppm calcium, an amount of one or more magnesium-containing detergents to provide less than 450 ppm magnesium, an amount of one or more molybdenum-containing compounds to provide less than 450 ppm molybdenum, from about 700 ppm to about 900 ppm of phosphorus, and a total sulfated ash content of no greater than 1.0 wt. %, all as measured by ASTM D874, based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition; and a ratio, in ppm, of calcium from the one or more calcium-containing detergents to magnesium from the one or more magnesium-containing detergents of 1:1 or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: Ralf Meyke, Alisdair Brown, Guillaume Carpentier, Paul Ransom
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Patent number: 10513668Abstract: An engine oil composition including greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity selected from a Group III, a Group IV or a Group V base oil, and mixtures thereof, 0.1-10 wt. % of a dispersant viscosity index improver that a reaction product of an olefin copolymer, an acylating agent and a polyamine, one or more calcium-containing detergents that provide from about 900 ppmw to about 2500 ppmw of calcium to the engine oil composition, and one or more molybdenum-containing compounds. The engine oil composition has an SAE viscosity grade of 0W-X or 5W-X, wherein X=16, 20, 30, or 40; from about 500 ppmw to about 1000 ppmw of phosphorus; and a total sulfated ash content of no greater than 1.2 wt. %, as measured by ASTM D874. Methods of using the engine oil composition to lubricate or operate an engine are also described.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Paul Ransom, Guillaume Carpentier
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Publication number: 20190367835Abstract: A lubricant composition having greater than 50 percent by weight of a base oil, a dispersant composition comprising: i) a first dispersant comprising one or more reaction products of at least one polyisobutenyl succinic acid or anhydride having a polyisobutenyl group with a number average molecular weight that is less than or equal to 1300, and at least one polyamine; and ii) a second dispersant comprising one or more reaction products of at least one polyisobutenyl succinic acid or anhydride having a polyisobutenyl group with a number average molecular weight greater than 1300, and at least one polyamine; and at least one ashless antioxidant; and wherein a weight ratio of the second dispersant to the dispersant composition is 0.66:1 to 1:1 or a ratio of the weight percentages of nitrogen contributed by the second dispersant to nitrogen of the dispersant composition is 0.62:1 to 1:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Afton Chemical CorporationInventor: Paul Ransom
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Patent number: 10443558Abstract: A lubricating oil composition and method of operating a boosted internal combustion engine with reduced low-speed pre-ignition events and corrosion resistance. The oil composition includes a base oil, one or more overbased calcium sulfonate detergents, one or more overbased calcium phenate detergents, and one or more overbased magnesium-containing detergents. A ratio of ppm of calcium to TBN of the oil composition is less than 170; a ratio of ppm of magnesium to total soap content in wt. % is greater than 700; and there are limited amounts of boron and molybdenum, and all weight percentages and ppm values being based on the total weight of the oil composition. The compositions give low LSPI ratios and pass the Ball Rust test.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Paul Ransom, Guillaume Carpentier, Kristin Fletcher
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Patent number: 10370615Abstract: A lubricating oil composition and method of operating a boosted internal combustion engine. The lubricating oil composition includes greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil, one or more overbased calcium sulfonate detergent(s) and one or more overbased calcium phenate detergent(s). The calcium, boron, nitrogen, and amount of soap are maintained within certain ratios, and the total base number contribution from all detergents to the lubricating oil composition is less than 4.2 mg KOH/g of the lubricating oil composition, as measured by the method of ASTM D-2896. The lubricating oil composition and method may be effective to reduce low-speed pre-ignition events in a boosted internal combustion engine lubricated with the lubricating oil composition relative to capable lubricating oil compositions.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: Guillaume Carpentier, Paul Ransom, Kristin Fletcher
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Publication number: 20190119602Abstract: An engine oil composition including greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity selected from a Group III, a Group IV or a Group V base oil, and mixtures thereof, 0.1-10 wt. % of a dispersant viscosity index improver that a reaction product of an olefin copolymer, an acylating agent and a polyamine, one or more calcium-containing detergents that provide from about 900 ppmw to about 2500 ppmw of calcium to the engine oil composition, and one or more molybdenum-containing compounds. The engine oil composition has an SAE viscosity grade of 0W-X or 5W-X, wherein X=16, 20, 30, or 40; from about 500 ppmw to about 1000 ppmw of phosphorus; and a total sulfated ash content of no greater than 1.2 wt. %, as measured by ASTM D874. Methods of using the engine oil composition to lubricate or operate an engine are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: Paul Ransom, Guillaume Carpentier
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Publication number: 20180346839Abstract: A method for reducing timing chain stretch in an engine comprising a step of lubricating said timing chain with a lubricating oil composition that includes a major amount of a base oil; and a minor amount of an additive package including at least one overbased calcium phenate detergent having a total base number of at least 150 mg KOH/g, measured by the method of ASTM D-2896, at least one calcium sulfonate detergent; and at least one magnesium-containing detergent. The lubricating oil composition has a weight ratio of total calcium from the at least one calcium sulfonate detergent to total calcium and magnesium in the lubricating oil composition of from about 0.06 to less than about 0.45.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2017Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: Kristin Fletcher, Paul Ransom, Guillaume Carpentier
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Publication number: 20180201859Abstract: A lubricating oil composition and method of operating a boosted internal combustion engine. The lubricating oil composition includes greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil, one or more overbased calcium sulfonate detergent(s) and one or more overbased calcium phenate detergent(s). The calcium, boron, nitrogen, and amount of soap are maintained within certain ratios, and the total base number contribution from all detergents to the lubricating oil composition is less than 4.2 mg KOH/g of the lubricating oil composition, as measured by the method of ASTM D-2896. The lubricating oil composition and method may be effective to reduce low-speed pre-ignition events in a boosted internal combustion engine lubricated with the lubricating oil composition relative to capable lubricating oil compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: Guillaume Carpentier, Paul Ransom, Kristin Fletcher
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Publication number: 20180201860Abstract: A lubricating oil composition and method of operating a boosted internal combustion engine with reduced low-speed pre-ignition events and corrosion resistance. The oil composition includes a base oil, one or more overbased calcium sulfonate detergents, one or more overbased calcium phenate detergents, and one or more overbased magnesium-containing detergents. A ratio of ppm of calcium to TBN of the oil composition is less than 170; a ratio of ppm of magnesium to total soap content in wt. % is greater than 700; and there are limited amounts of boron and molybdenum, and all weight percentages and ppm values being based on the total weight of the oil composition. The compositions give low LSPI ratios and pass the Ball Rust test.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: Paul Ransom, Guillaume Carpentier, Kristin Fletcher
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Publication number: 20150218292Abstract: The present invention relates to novel metallocene catalysts of formula I, which is defined herein. The present invention also provides processes for making these catalysts and their use in olefin polymerisation reactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2015Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventors: Dermot O'HARE, Paul RANSOM, Andrew ASHLEY
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Patent number: 8980781Abstract: The present invention relates to novel metallocene catalysts of formula I, which is defined herein. The present invention also provides processes for making these catalysts and their use in olefin polymerisation reactions.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2010Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Isis Innovation LimitedInventors: Dermot O'Hare, Paul Ransom, Andrew Ashley